Talleyrand's Nonsense

Sir: I disagree with Jennifer Paterson's recipe for Cockaleekie, the Scottish national dish (Food, 26 April). The boiling fowl should not be cut up and browned in butter as she......

Unperson

Sir: I feel a bit like Trotsky. Although I was at Eton, Mr Montgomery- Massingberd (`Top and bottom of the Tory class', 3 May) has adjusted history and eliminated me from both......

Letters Tumanov Defects

Sir: Mr Lev Loseff (Letters, 12 April) does not mention the finding of Radio Liberty's Broadcast Analysis Division, that his broadcast was 'anti-semitic and the most Offensive......

Austrian Resistance

Sir: I have just read Paul Johnson's article about Austria (The press, 19 April). He lays stress on the high percentage of Nazis there: that is certainly a fair point, though......

Burns And Rape

Sir: I anticipate that the article in your Scottish Special Issue 'Drink and worship When we choose' by Richard West (26 April) will produce various complaints about its......

Penelope Betjeman

Sir: Perhaps Gavin Stamp (19 April) would like to know that Penelope Betjeman was in fact meticulous about her appearance. She would often don a riding jacket and tie when the......

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